Western Isles Reinforcing Power Network
Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) is establishing a Western Isles renewable energy steering group. The group, which will include representatives from the Comhairle, developers and...
View ArticleFirst Cable Laid at Gode Wind
CT Offshore installed the first inter-array cable at Dong Energy’s Gode Wind 1 + 2 offshore sites yesterday. Crew on board cable laying vessel (CLV) SIA had been prepared since Thursday, waiting for...
View ArticleSiemens Wins NEMO Link Job
Siemens has been awarded an order for a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system to connect the British and Belgian national grids via subsea cable. Siemens will be responsible for the...
View ArticleE.ON to Hold Rampion Community Event in Lancing
E.ON is encouraging local people to come along to a drop-in exhibition that the company is holding next Tuesday in Lancing, to share details of the final design and construction plans for the 400MW 116...
View ArticleIntertek Backs UK-Norway Interconnector
Intertek has helped to support National Grid and Statnett in the development of an infrastructure project linking the UK and Norwegian electricity networks (NSN Link) which, when constructed, will be...
View ArticleBSH Reduces Cable Depth Requirements
The Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has released an update of the Federal Trade plan for offshore power grid planning in the EEZ of the North Sea (BFO-N). The update includes...
View ArticleEcofys Studies OW Ancillary Services to Grid
A recently published Ecofys’ report investigates options for enhancing the so-called ancillary services that offshore wind farm could provide to the grid, and the additional earnings that this may...
View ArticleEast Anglia ONE Goes for HVAC Transmission
The developer of East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has submitted new documents to The Planning Inspectorate defining changes to its transmissions assets. According to the document, ScottishPower...
View ArticleTenneT Takes Over HelWin2
Siemens has handed over HelWin2, the fourth North Sea grid link, to the customer TenneT. This marks the start of commercial operation of the grid connection by the German-Dutch transmission grid...
View ArticleDong to Showcase Walney Extension Onshore Plans
The Danish energy company is set to unveil plans for the development of wind energy project offshore Cumbria. Namely, Dong Energy will host a community exhibition where they will present plans for...
View ArticleBoDo Commences Foreshore Cabling at Kentish Flats Extension
Vattenfall has started foreshore cabling work for Kentish Flats Extension yesterday which will be carried out through today. As a result of this work, the foreshore area immediately to the East of...
View ArticleUK Govt Includes Interconnectors in Capacity Market Auction
The UK Government today published the parameters for the next Capacity Market auction to ensure the UK has sufficient capacity to meet electricity demand for 2019/20. The parameters outline the...
View ArticleSubmarine Electricity Transmission Market to Reach $24.8 by 2024
Navigant Research has issued a new report which analyzes the global market for submarine electricity transmission systems, including global market forecasts for project value, segmented by technology...
View ArticleJDR to Provide Veja Mate with Inter-Array Cables
JDR has been awarded a subcontract by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate...
View ArticleKentish Flats Extension Cables Done
Array and export cables have been installed at 49.5MW Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm. Following the completion of the work, Nostag was demobilised and has left the site. Meanwhile, “our...
View ArticleSTX France Announces Substation Orders at Facility Inauguration
STX France has inaugurated its ANEMOS facility, dedicated for marine energy, in the presence of Véronique Schaaf, state representative of Chateaubriand, Christophe Clergeau, vice-president of the...
View ArticleNexus Loads Gemini Cable
Van Oord’s cable laying vessel, Nexus, arrived to Velsen-Noord to load export cables for Gemini offshore wind farm. The loading operation was conducted by the Dutch company WIND AG at MEO terminal....
View ArticleABB Wins French Multi-Million Offshore Wind Job
ABB has won a contract worth around $25 million from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services for grid connections for ongoing French offshore...
View ArticleGermany Contemplates Electricity Market
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy last week published the White Paper “An electricity market for the energy transition”. The Ministry advocates a further development of the...
View Article50Hertz’s Baltic Sea Offshore Link Approved
Minister of Energy of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, has given 50Hertz a planning approval for a major part of its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project in German part of the Baltic...
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